Improvement in candlesticks



J. FRIGK. Candlestick.

No. 213,184 Patented-Mar. 11, 18 79.

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NI'I'ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN FRIOK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN CANDLESTICKS.

Specification'forming part of Letters Patent No. 213,184, dated March11, 1879 application filed December 27, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN FRIGK, of the city, county, and Stateof NewYork, have invented anew and useful Improvementin Candlesticks, of whichthe following is a specification Figure 1 is a top view of one of myimproved candlesticks. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, takenthrough the line as m, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved candlestick whichshall be simple in construction and inexpensive in manufacture, andwhich shall be so constructed that it can be readily taken apart andpacked in a very small compass for convenience in storage andtransportation.

The invention consists in a candlestick formed by the combination of theradiallyslitted and circumferentially-flan ged plate with the slittedand notched base-plates, detachable, as hereinafter fully described.

A B are two plates'of sheet metal, which are made with straight loweredges, rounded ends, One of the plates, A, is slitted from the center ofits upper edge, and the other, B, is slitted from the center of itslower edge, the said slits being made of such a width and depth that thetwo plates A B may be interlocked at right angles with each other, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2. I

In the central part of the upper edges of the plates AB are formedrectangular notches, to form a recess or socket to receive the end of acandle.

O is a circular plate of sheet metal, in which are formed four radialslits, extending inward from its outer edge, and of such a width anddepth as to receive the upwardly-projecting parts of the two plates A B.The solid middle part of the plate O rests upon the edges of the platesA B at the bottom of the rectangular notches in the said plates. Theedge of the plate 0 is turned up at right angles to form a flange, asshown, to retain any tallow that may drip or run down from the candle.

In the end parts of the plate A, that are slitted from its upper edge,are formed holes, to serve as handles in carrying the candlestick, andalso to serve as guides in taking hold of the candlestick, as it wouldbe liable to come apart if raised by the ends of the plate B, in casethe parts should fit loosely together.

1 am aware that candlesticks have been made by attaching two slitted andnotched plates at their lower edges permanently to a base-plate or cup.This construction I do not claim; but,

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A candlestick formed by the combination of theradially-slitted and circumferentially flanged plate O with the slittedand notched plates A B, detachably connected, substantially as hereinshown and described.

JOHN FRIGK.

Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, G. SEDGWIOK.

